Jeff

5 geeky, free Windows programs non-geeks should know about (Download Squad)

Apr 21st 2010 11:00PM Your synopsis on Malwarebytes isn't entirely accurate. The paid version's most important feature (that the free version doesn't have) is it's ability to stay resident and protect in real-time. I agree that MB is awesome. It was the only tool that found and got rid of a virus I had. Several others, including NOD32, didn't even see the bloody thing!

Word of warning about Macrium Reflect. DO A TEST WITH THE BOOT CD BEFORE TRUSTING IT WITH YOUR BACKUPS! After trusting Macrium with an image, then getting a virus and needing to reload, I was SOL because the Macrium boot cd wouldn't work. When asking them about it, it was "oh, sorry, the free version only does Linux boot cd's and they apparently aren't compatible with your hardware" etc, and that if I wanted a boot CD that worked, I'd need to pay $40 for the pro version.

If you have Windows 7, just use the built in imaging software. Go to Backup in the control panel, and look on the left hand side.